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Capilano Suspension Bridge Review
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Capilano Suspension Bridge
- Address: 3735 Capilano Rd., North Vancouver, British Columbia | Map It
- Phone: 604/985-7474
- www.capbridge.com
- Category: Parks, Bridges/Tunnels
- Location: North Vancouver
Fodor's Review:
At Vancouver's oldest tourist attraction (the original bridge was built in 1889), you can get a taste of rain-forest scenery and test your mettle on the swaying, 450-foot cedar-plank suspension bridge that hangs 230 feet above the rushing Capilano River. Across the bridge is the Treetops Adventure, where you can walk along 650 feet of cable bridges suspended among the trees; there's also a scenic pathway along the canyon's edge, appropriately called Cliff Hanger Walk. Without crossing the bridge, you can enjoy the site's viewing decks, nature trails, totem park, and carving center (where you can watch First Nations carvers at work), as well as history and forestry exhibits, a massive gift shop in the original 1911 teahouse, and a restaurant. May through October, guides in 19th-century costumes conduct free tours on themes related to history, nature, or ecology, while fiddle bands, First Nations dancers, and other entertainers keep things lively.
- Cost: Mid-May-Oct. C$26.95, Nov.-mid-May C$23.95, plus C$3 for parking
- Open: May-Labor Day, daily 8:30-8; Nov.-Mar., daily 9-5; Sept., Oct., and Apr.-mid-May call for hrs
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